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Kane

Whoever added that tagline should be open-hand slapped. That is as pronounced as the rat at the end of The Departed.

Leo still looks very J. Edgar in that poster but upon seeing behind the scenes unofficial shots, that looks like him in character.

I wish in the Scorsese-DiCaprio collaborations that the people who promote the movies also acknowledge there is using a deep bench in the ensemble- at least they did that with The Departed. Frankly, I’m interested in seeing McConaughey (who is earning a lot of critical goodwill of late), Jean Dujardin (you know, the Oscar winner in the group), and Jonah Hill working in this kind of movie. Have a poster of all four of them just for the WTF? reactions from people.

Bryce Forestieri

For those who’ve read the book, are we looking at Jonah Hill’s second academy award nomination? Or is this McConaughey’s chance? I don’t remember sight unseen who are the big names for Best Actor this year, but if WOLF is THE AVIATOR good I think it’s his year.

Banjoman

The Pope

I’m with Banjoman. I don’t buy the tie or the shirt. The jacket is too dark to see how wide the lapels and strong the shoulder pads are; they would be the giveaway for the 80s.

@CMG, I agree with you in terms of the supporting cast but maybe it was in Leo’s contract that his name stands alone over the title. A pity because it smacks of Tom Cruise. No one else is allowed to occupy the space.

The Pope

On closer inspection, this looks fan-boy material. When was the last time the composer of a film occupied the second to last credit on a poster alongside the director. For a second I thought that there was a producer out there called Howard Shore.

Leo and Marty are two of five producers; Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. None of whom are listed on the poster. However, Irwin Winkler is. But he’s an executive.

Jpns Viewer

Japanese [fan-made?] poster in an alternate universe, possibly translated like this: “The Rise and Fall of a White-Collar Yakuza” xD

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Fan-made or not, if the poster was meant to give a retro-80s/early90s feel, then it worked to me. Perhaps because of the black suit and white shirt (as well as that tie). Hoping it has got something to do with the film context should this be studios-produced.

The Pope

Ryan,
Obviously I was wrong about the tie. I was thinking more along the lines of big and loud, a la Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. Leo’s tie looks almost tartan… which I reckon would be more in keeping with Ralph Lauren’s faux country club look, you know the one you had to come from a certain school to get into… but since you have the tie to the (fake) school you never went to…

The Pope, I wasn’t sure about the tie either, because to be honest I bought a tie just like that from Macy’s a year ago. I think that tartan pattern has been so ubiquitous for the past hundred years it can’t be pinned as a signifier of any particular decade.

I only went in search of a publicity still that was definitively from Wolf of Wall Street to be sure that shot wasn’t from another movie. I lucked up finding verification.